Xeon Platinum 8170 vs Ryzen 7 7840S
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 580 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 16.29 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 5 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 25 April 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,405 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 26 (Hexacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 52 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 1.625 MB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 89 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Xeon Platinum 8170.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 January 2023 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 26 |
| Threads | 16 | 52 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 165 Watt |
Ryzen 7 7840S has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 371.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8170, on the other hand, has 225% more physical cores and 225% more threads.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 7 7840S and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840S is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8170 is a server/workstation one.
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